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Ecuadorian blueberry growers and exporters, represented by the Ecuadorean Federation of Blueberry Producers and Exporters (Fepexa), are pursuing a phytosanitary protocol with China to enable tariff-free export of blueberries to China. This process, facilitated by the Free Trade Agreement between Ecuador and China, could potentially reduce the tariff on blueberries exported to China from the current 15% to 0%. The application is part of China's trade negotiations with Ecuador, which have previously recognized blueberries as a priority product. Despite challenges such as droughts and competition from other regional countries like Peru, Colombia, and Chile, Ecuador's blueberry industry leverages its ability to produce large, sweet blueberries year-round and holds international certifications for organic production to distinguish itself in the international market.
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Blueberry growers and exporters in Ecuador have submitted a formal application to start the process of securing a phytosanitary protocol with China that would allow this fruit to be exported to that market under a 0 per cent tariff.As reported in Primicias, Sebastián Muñoz, general coordinator of the Ecuadorean Federation of Blueberry Producers and Exporters (Fepexa) said blueberries are one of the priority products in the government’s trade talks with China. The development and approval of the protocol can take between two and five years, Muñoz said, adding that under the Free Trade Agreement between Ecuador and China which came into force in May 2024, the deadlines could be reduced. The first blueberries were planted in Ecuador in 2015, with trial exports getting under way in 2021. Today there are 300ha of production and the fruit is shipped to the US, the Europe and Hong Kong. Total exports reached 220 tonnes in 2022, but this fell to 112 tonnes last year due to the severe ...
Source: Fruitnet
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